| Definition of 'merely' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) merely, simply, just, only, but
and nothing more
"I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
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1. (adverb) merely
emphasizes how small or unimportant sb or sth is; = just, only
This is more than merely an argument; it could lead to war.
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| Definition of 'merely' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) merely
purely; unmixedly; absolutely
2. (adverb) merely
not otherwise than; simply; barely; only
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Sense: simply or only
I was merely asking a question.
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 Afrikaans: maar net |
 Arabic: مُجَرَّدا، فَقَط |
 Bulgarian: просто |
 Brazilian: simplesmente |
 Czech: jenom |
 German: bloß |
 Danish: blot; kun |
 Greek: απλά, μόνο |
 Spanish: sólo, meramente |
 Estonian: ainult |
 Farsi: تنها |
 Finnish: vain |
 French: seulement |
 Hebrew: רַק |
 Hindi: केवल इतना ही |
 Croatian: jedino |
 Hungarian: csupán |
 Indonesian: sekadar |
 Icelandic: einungis |
 Italian: solamente |
 Japanese: 単に |
 Korean: 단지 |
 Lithuanian: paprasčiausiai, tiktai |
 Latvian: tikai; vienīgi |
 Malay: cuma |
 Dutch: alleen maar |
 Norwegian: utelukkende, blott, bare |
 Polish: po prostu, jedynie |
 Persian: به سادگى، تنها |
 Pashto: تنها |
 Portuguese: simplesmente |
 Romanian: purşi simplu; doar |
 Russian: просто, только |
 Slovak: len |
 Slovenian: samo |
 Serbian: samo |
 Swedish: bara, endast |
 Thai: อย่างง่าย ๆ |
 Turkish: sadece |
 Taiwanese: 僅僅，只是 |
 Ukrainian: тільки, лише |
 Urdu: صرف |
 Vietnamese: đơn thuần |
 Chinese: 仅仅 |
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